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  • Commentary: What can you do to stretch yourself and your budget?

    A previous wing command chief of mine always carried rubber bands in his pocket. He used it as a visual aid when he talked to young Airmen to demonstrate how you as an Airman will be stretched and challenged to do great things. As an installation comptroller over the past several years, the typical

  • Defense Department Releases Energy Conservation Roadmap

    The Defense Department today released an implementation plan for cutting energy consumption in military operations.Officials released a strategy in June outlining the need for energy conservation in military operations. In the plan released today, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta reiterates that

  • Commentary: Air Force can't afford 'status quo'

    Recently Defense Secretary Leon Panetta testified before the Senate Armed Forces Committee regarding a $32 billion cut in defense spending next year. This represents approximately a five percent decrease of the proposed $614 billion budget. While $26 billion is expected to be deleted from spending

  • Wisconsin Airman 'overwhelmed' by White House Iraq veteran tribute

    The Wisconsin Air National Guard's Tech. Sgt. Cristian Bennett agreed with President Barack Obama's statement that there had never been a night at the White House quite like the Feb. 29 dinner for Iraq war veterans. "This evening we welcome, not the statesmen who decide great questions of war and

  • Former POW shares reintegration tips with reservists, families

    Having spent more than five years in prisoner-of-war camps during the Vietnam War, Lee Ellis knows how difficult it is to reconnect with family and friends after a long military separation. Ellis shared his experiences and tips for reintegration with about 450 Air Force reservists and their family

  • Commentary: Don't get crazy in the social media craze

    I spend much of my off-duty time volunteering in a local organization that works with youths ages 11 to 17. They are generally well-behaved and smart. Their styles range from skaters with skinny jeans and hoodies with skulls on them to ones who look like store-front models, with the trendiest

  • Commentary: Why do we wait?

    As I approached the exit of a building, I noticed a group of Airmen, both commissioned and NCOs, standing as if they could not open the doors to leave. I wondered if the doors were locked or if there was some type of exercise going on that prevented the group from leaving the building.A technical

  • Guard’s role in disaster response defined more clearly

    Through an ongoing initiative between state governors and Department of Defense leadership, greater steps have been taken to further define the National Guard's role as the first military force to respond to emergencies and disaster situations, said Dave Heineman, governor of Nebraska, while

  • CSAF stresses importance of ready future force

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz emphasized the service's need for a strong total force ready for the future during remarks to Airmen and defense industry officials here Feb. 23.Schwartz was the first speaker at the Air Force Association's 2012 Air Warfare Symposium and Technology

  • SecAF: Air Force must continue to modernize

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley highlighted the service's need to continue future modernization plans during remarks to approximately 400 Airmen, industry officials and Air Force Association members Feb. 24 here.Donley spoke on the second day of the Air Force Association's 2012 Air Warfare